Washing-machine



R. BELDEN.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 14. I921- 1,391,605. Patentedsept. 20, 1921.

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R. BEL'DEN.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION mp0 MAR. 14, 1921.

1,391,605 Patentedfiept. 20,1921.

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RIBELDEN...

WASI'HNG MACHINE- I APPLICATION HLED MAR. 14, i921.

PatentedSept. 20, 1921.

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PATENT; OFFICE.

ROBERT BELDEN, or BEIiDEN, CALIFORNIA.

WASHING-Macrame Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 20, 1921.

Application filed March 14, 1921. Serial No. 451,992.

T0 all a 7mm it may concern Be it known that I, ROBERT BELDEN, a citizen'of the United States, residing at Belden, in the county of Plumas and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in "Washing-Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

My present invention has reference to a washing machine. 2 i

My object is to produce a device of-this character wherein clothes will be washed and cleaned in an expeditious manner without liability of damage thereto.

*A further object is to produce a washing machine in which the tub isprovided with a false bottom of a'novel construction, and in whichthe dasher members are in the nature of 'rollersthat yieldably contact with the clothes arranged on the false bottom to circulate the water through the clothes and through apertures in the false bottom as well as effecting a'slight bearing engagement on the clothes, not, however, sufficient to impart'inj'ury to the clothes.

' Uther objects and advantages will present themselves as the nature of the invention is better understood, reference being had to the, drawings which, accompany and which form part of this application, and in which Figure 1 is'a top plan viewof a washing machine with the cover removed.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. i

Fig. 4 is a view of the removable false bottom.

Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the dasher.

Fig. 6 is an elevation thereof. 7

As disclosed by the drawings, the tub 1, of my improved washing machine, is supported on equi-distantly spaced depending legs 2.

Two of the oppositely disposed legs are connected by a cross piece 3 on which there is centrally-secured a bearing 42 for the ends of a horizontally disposed drive shaft 5 and a vertical driven shaft 6. The drive shaft 5 also finds a bearing inone of the legs disposed intermediate of the legs connected by the cross piece3. The drive shaft has on its outer end a belt wheel or'pu1ley7 designed to receive a belt that is connected with any desired source of power. Of course,

if desired, the shaft 5 may be operated by shafts 23..

ing. 10 provided in a cross sectionally cylin- -dr1cal post or column 1.1 that has its lower portion outwardly flared as at 12 and connected [to the bottom 13 of the tub 1.

. Beyond the flared portion the column is preferably formed with a reduced extension 14 that is received in an opening in the bottom ofthe tub. Arranged in the tub is a false bottom 15. The false bottom is in'the nature. of a disln-hayin'g anenlarged central opening 16 to permit of the same being arranged over the column and the flange at the lower end thereof. 2 The false bottom is provided with a spaced series of concentrically arranged apertures 17. and preferably has its periphery formed with spaced downturned flanges which provide feet 18 that elevate the false bottom above the bottom 13 of the tub.

The column 11 is of a length less than the depth of thetub, and the shaft'6 has a cross sectionally squared end 19 that projects above the column. On this squared end there is received the headmember 20 of the dasher of the improvement. The head 20 has a squared opening 21therethrough, so that the same will be revolved when the shaft 6 is turned. Pivotally supported on the outer face of the head, at equidistantly Spaced points which arrange the same at right angles with respect to each other, are the inner angle ends 21 of depending rods 22. Each of the rods is of an equal length and has its lower end offset and extended outwardly away from the head to provide On each of the shafts 23 there is journaled a roller 24 that'provides the dasher proper. The rollers are peripherally grooved, as at 25, but the grooves provided in one of the rollers may be spaced at a greater distance than the grooves provided in the adjacent rollers. Connecting each of the rods 22 is a spring 26, whereby the rods are normally sustained vertically with respect to the tub. The springs permit an independent yieldin of any of the rods and the rollers carried t ereby without materially influencing the rods carrying the, remaining rollers. This is a desired feature of the improvement, inasmuch as the roller dashers will pass over uneven surfaces in the clothes disposed in the tub to be washed.

The head 20 of the dasher is held against removal from the squared end of the shaft arranged on the shaft 6. Of 'course, sufficient saponaceous water is disposed over the c'lothes'before the machine is operated, and the open top of the tub'is also covered by a closure member 30. The shaft 5 is then revolved which, of course, causes the turning of the shaft 6 and the dasher. The roller portion of the dasher members ride over the topv of the clothes and exert a contacting engagement therewith, not, however, sufficient to impart injury to the clothes. The rotary movement of the dashercauses a centrifugal action on the washing fluid, so that the same is continually circulated through the clothes, below the false bottom, and through the apertures in the false bottom, thus causing all of the water ,to penetrate allof the clothes, and thus clean the clothes in an easy and expeditious manner.

7 Having described the invention, I claim 1. In a washing machine, a tub, a central column therein, a shaft extending through the column, a dasher including a removable head, disposed on the shaft, resting on the upper end of the column, revoluble with the shaft and susceptible to a limited longitudinal movement thereon outward; of the col umn, rods having oppositely disposed-angle ends, one end of each rod being pivoted to the head, a grooved roller journaled on the opposite end of each rod, and means for revolving the shaft.

2. In a washing machine, a tub, a central column therein, a shaft extending through the column, a-dasher including a removable head disposed'on theshaft, resting on the upper end of the column, revoluble with the shaft and susceptible to a limited longitudinal movement'thereon outward of. the column, rods having oppositely disposed, angle ends, one end of each rod being pivoted to the head, agrooved roller journaled on the opposite end of each rod, spring means re-. taining'the rods in predetermined relation to each other, and means for revolving the shaft.

3. In combination with a tub, of a hollow cylindrical column extending upwardly through the bottom of said tub and having anoutwardly fiared'portion secured to the bottom of said tub, a disk surrounding the flared portion of said column and provided with a plurality of openings, a plurality of depending flanges extending fromsaid' dislr and engaging the bottom of said tub, a shaft extending through said column and provided with a squared upper end, a head provided with a longitudinal squared opening surrounding the squared end offlsaid shaft, a

pin extending through the. upper end of said shaft, a plurality of vertical rods provided with oppositely directed horizontally ROBERT BELDEN.

V disposed offset ends and pivotally. secured v 

